Commands

Complete List of Terraform Commands

Category	Command	Description
Initialization	terraform init	Initializes Terraform (downloads providers, sets up backend, etc.).
Formatting & Validation	terraform fmt	Formats Terraform code to follow best practices.
	terraform validate	Validates the Terraform configuration syntax.
Plan, Apply & Destroy	terraform plan	Shows what Terraform will do before applying changes.
	terraform apply	Applies the Terraform configuration (creates/modifies resources).
	terraform destroy	Destroys all resources managed by Terraform.
State Management	terraform state list	Lists all resources in the state file.
	terraform state show <resource>	Shows details of a specific resource in the state.
	terraform state rm <resource>	Removes a resource from the state without deleting it in the cloud.
	terraform state mv <source> <destination>	Moves a resource to a new name/location in the state file.
Workspaces (Multiple Environments)	terraform workspace list	Lists all available workspaces.
	terraform workspace show	Shows the current workspace.
	terraform workspace new <name>	Creates a new workspace.
	terraform workspace select <name>	Switches to an existing workspace.
	terraform workspace delete <name>	Deletes a workspace.
Variables & Outputs	terraform output	Displays output values from Terraform.
	terraform output <name>	Shows a specific output value.
Modules & Providers	terraform get	Downloads and updates modules in the configuration.
	terraform providers	Lists all providers used in the current configuration.
Importing Existing Resources	terraform import <resource> <id>	Imports an existing resource into Terraform state.
Debugging & Logs	terraform taint <resource>	Marks a resource for recreation on the next apply.
	terraform untaint <resource>	Removes the taint (prevents recreation).
	TF_LOG=DEBUG terraform apply	Enables debug logging for troubleshooting.

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